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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22
SKIN AND SCALP

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ed by the CuticurA Remedies.
For cleansing tho skin sud Scalp OF DlangurlnK
mation. for curing ths afst aymptoma OF Ecaoma,
psoriasla. Mlk Crust, sealy Head, scrofnIa, and
other inherited Ska aad Hood Diseases, CuhlCuFA,
skin neantiner, externally and Cutlours nesotvent,
the new Blood Further Internally, are lnfhiihlo.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22

An Illinois man named Lemon is
running for Office. Aztec the election
be will realize what il means to 90
squeezed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22
Ladies Fine SHOES.

Nh Allen & Co. are now receiving direct
from the manufacture. III Holbrook s. Co.,
Of Utica, N. Y, full line OF his justly cell
ebrated fine shaes for ladies and misses in
@. d. E. and f. Il. widths These goods
viii give splendid satisfaction, in fact there
are no better made.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22

arm now receiving nv fall and
winter stock Of boots and shoes, /
have as nicely fitted up Boot and shoe
Store, aud as complete a stock as any
this side Of Portland and very few better
in Portland. / buy all my boots and
shoes direct from manufacturers and am
authorized to warrant every pair no mat
ter how cheap. No firm in Oregon
have any advantage Of me ia buying as
! buy in quantities and pay the cash.
In LADIES', misses aud children's shoes,
! keep much the largest, best aad great
est variety in the city. NY aim will
always DO to give as good value E,r
the money as possibly can be done.
SAMUEL e. YOUNG.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22

IN ECTANGULAR AND BARREL
h, CHURHS.
The largest stock ever carried In Albany
and will be sold at lower prices than for
nnerly. W We want all butter makers to
come and see them.
faJwIIg a sox.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22

aNTE HAVE OUR NEW SHOPS ALL
Wv completed. and are now prepared 10
handle all kinds Of heavy work. We viii
manufacture Steam Engines, Grist and
SAW MiiE Machinery, and all kinds of Iron
aud Brass Castings.
PATTEREs MADE ON SHORT NOTICE.
special attention given to repairing all
iufs OF machinery. Will also manufac
re the improved Cherry 81 White Grain
ep rat0r
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-07-22
T ADIBs, LOOK HERE.

we want you to remem Der that we have
q lot Of those curling irons, also shears !
scissors tracing wheels, shelf and noWer
not brncl.efn. and q good many other
fhlues YIN would like 70 have.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
MOVING ON CORlNrH.

We turn now 20 the operations on land, and
the continuation Of the campaign Of the
valley Of the Mississippi Corinth, the position
70 which Gen. Be%auregard retired after the
repulse at Shiloh. is O small village In the
northeast corner Of Mississippi, ninety miles
east Of Memphis, and about twenty miles
from the Tennessee river. The Memphis and
Charleston railroad runs through 10 from east
% west. aud the Mobile and Ohio railroad
from south 20 north. 10 is protected ON the
front and flank by low swampy valleys. aud
stands 0n a long ridge i'm the fork of w
streams. To, approaches are also heavily
tmherel and capable of apro.racted defense
Gen. Halleck arrived at fitt,bms Lamb
inr 0u April "a. 1852, q wces after the battles
of Shiloh. and recognizing tle typographical
difficulties of the situation. delayed further
operations until Dee had concentrated au army
of 121OU0 bayonets His forward movement.
therefore. diI not begin until April 2>. but
from that date until May 90 every step of
bis fifteen mile march t0 C0riutl W8. under
cover Of iutrenclmcnfs even more .oguid
able than those of the enemy. Gen. Sherman.
m DIS report made May 800, says My l-
vision BIAS constructed seven distinct In-
nenched camps since leaving Shiloh Hardly
had wc finished one camp before we were
upon 70 move forward aud build an
During an this time the officers and men
were chatting under restraint. and when Gen.
Grant recommended 90 the commander iu
that an attack should Doe made by the
right of the Federal line, where he
believed the enemy defense, We're defective,
and from which point his lefr might be- sue
cessfully turned. the idea was secuted by
Halleck with the intmatl0n that "his
Grants opinions need not be expressed until
they We're called for. The forces of Beaure-
gard, according 20 his own report at this
time, aggregated about 1900 men.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
A wONpEREuL SPECTACLE.

At daylight on the following morning,
June o, the Confederate fleet, under full bead
# steam. were discovered lying close tO Che
shore. The craft were respectively known as
The Little Rebel, Bragg, Beauregard, Price,
Sumter, Lowell, Thompson and Van Dorm,
and altogether carried tWeuty-eIght guns
Their commanders We're plain steamboat cap
tains. and the commodore, Edward Mont
gomerv. was Likewise a river captain The
Union squadron now began TO drop down the
river. and the C0nfeierates opened fire and
advanced 90 meet them. I'm a few minutes
they were within point blank range, aud y0l-
ley succeeded yoliey In rapid succession. THE
citizens Of Memphi, rushed by thousands To
the bluffs % witness the novel scene. for di-
rectly before them. $50 near that individuals
could De- dIscernel. "a naval battle was raging
In all lbs ferceues- Suddenly. there steamed
from a bend I'M thc river "a singular looking
craft which. passing in front Of the Federal
notila. dartel 90 FUN .peei against the Beau
regard 10 was Col. Ellets Queen NJ the
West. and behind beer quickly followed
another. the Monarch The writer, who
was an eyewitness OF the battle,
can DO no better than transcribe his de-
s%cripti0n written al the time. The destluc-
ton OF the Confederate seemed 30 be- ineyita-
BILE. but lust as the fatal blow was about %
be given the Beauregard sheered and the
Queen crashed into the Lowell, cutting her
almost in two and sinking her in deep water.
Now came the turn Of the Beaufegard
Throwing her bow around, she struck her an
tagonist Squarely in the side just ahead Of the
wheelhouse, causing her % eareen until the
whole length Of her hull was visible. A few
moments more and the Queen Of the West
would have sunk, bat making her way 70 tho
Arkansas shore she grounded there, and the
lives Of those on board we're saved. The
Price by this time had joined in the fight,
and the Monarch, making a pas al her,
missed: while the Beauregard, endeavoring
Al the same instant 10 strike the Monarch,
likewise missed her and cut away the port
wheel Of the Price. The Benton now arrived
and sent a shot through the boiler Of the
Beauregard, completing her disablement
The bOats were 80 near each other that the
sharpsbooters picked of every man who ex-
posed himself.
Thousands OF men, women and children on
the bluffs watch the unequal contest. Swift
ministers OF destruction arc flying every
where Now a ball drops close by the side Of
a gunboat, throwing the spray high in air;
again you see it ricochetting along the water
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

moved from Tupelo 70 Iuks. q point twenty
one miles east Of Corinth, which he occupied
without material resistance on the lith.
Learning here that Rosecrans was between
the two points last named, he sent a dispatch
to Van Dorm TO join him. and, assuming
the offensive, attack Corinth. During this
interval Grant, who was watching both gen.
erals, made his preparations 70 destroy Price
before they could concentrate, and then 20
back 10 Corinth and protect 10 against Van
Dorm. Accordingly Rosecrags was ordered
10 promptly attack iuka from the south.
while Gen. Ord. who had been hurried from
Bolivar, was 10 attack Price from the north.
The plan Of battle involved the crushing II
the latter between an upper and neither mill
stone. Ord had 5000 men and R0secrans
5000 Ori's column, accompanied 10y Grant,
reached Burnsyille, SIX miles from luka, on
the 18th, and arrangements were made for
the combined attack at 40 the following
morning. Rosecrans. however, having been
detained by the condition Of the roads, sent
word after midnight that he was stll twenty
miles distant and could not arrive before the
next afternoon. Thereupou Ord was directed
90 remain quiet until he heard firing iu the
south. which would indicate the arrival Of
his c0adjutor.
Price. who was fully aware of these move.
ments. had posted bis men In am advantage
OILS position ON a Hill commanding the road.
and when the head Of the marching column
of Rosecraus appeared, poured in o. terribly
destructive fire. The Federlls. checked and
hampered by the broken ground and dense
underground. were unable t0 dopl0y their
fun force. and In consequence were thrown
into confusion and driven back with the loss
Of nine guns. The fighting continued until
dark and was bitter and bloody. Rosecrans
reported his losses at 1fi killed. SOS wounded.
and 40 missing, total. 1S2. nearly 700 of
which were I'm Hamilt0u's division. which
brought only $500 men into action Tho
Confederate loss, as reported hy Price. was
SIS killed and sos wounded Among the fore
mer was Gen. Henry Little. who commanded
one Of the divisions.
Owing to the contrary direction of tne
wind the sound of the firing was mot heanl
hy Sens. Grant and Ord. who were awaiting
the signal on Che opposite side of IHka. and ia
dispatch having miscarried, the new. of che
battle wa, unknown tO them until tne neNt
morning During the night Price reiterated
In "a s0uthea.ferly direction by Che only ave-
1uo left open. and shortly ofterwarl. 900 tle
35th. effected a junction with N4u Dorm m
accordance uIth fhe agreement which bad
been made between them.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
ISLAND NO. 10

This position, by reason Of its natural adj
vantages, was regarded as the chief barrier
10 The progress Of the Felerals down the
Mississippi Although but a mile long and a
half mile wide, 10 is so situated in a SHARP.
bend Of the river as 10 command the approach
for miles and 20 hesusceptible Of the strongest
kind of Notifications. The town Of New
Madrid, which Is located ON the upper or
northern portion of the bend, was also occu-
pied by a Confederate force Of 5000 troops
under command Of Gen. McCown. The dis
tance around the bend was about thirty miles,
whereas the distance across the peninsula
from T%iptonviile below 20 the island did not
exceed five miles; hence it was calculated by
the Confederates that. even If the Federals
obtained possession Of the Missouri side Of the
river, including New Madrid and Point Pleas
ant, the communication by water 10 Upton
vile, and thence by land across the bend to
Island No. 10. would still remain intact.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
nnmN LIE MISSISSIPPI.

-Four days after the surrender Of Island No.
10. the squadron steamed down the river Ia
attack Fort Pillow, eighty miles below. Mean
while the battle Of Shiloh had been fought on
the 9Th and eth Of April, and events indicated
an impending conflict at CorInth. Gen. Pope
therefore directed 10 repair at once with
his forces to Pittsburg Landing. leaving only
two regiments with the fleet, which boy reason
Of the impaired health Of Commodore Foote
was now transferred 10 the command Of Capt.
c. II. Davis. On the 10Th Of May, a Confed-
crate hotilla came ont from under the guns
OF Fort Pillow and made "A desperate attempt
to destroy the Federal ironclads. 4 severe
engagement ensued, in which the latter We're
roughly handled. and the Cincinnati and
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

BY direction OF Gen Halleck, Gen. Pope,
in order % invest the place, began a move
ment with an army Of 10000 men from Com
mercc. No. and ON the sd Of March he ar
rived i'm fronto Of New Madrid. Finding that
the town was defended by strong earthworks
armed with heavy artillery, i'm addition TO a
number of Confederate gunboats anchored
along tine shore. and that there could Doe no
protected advance, he ordered bis troops INTO
camp until seige guns could be received from
Cairo. Meanwhile, Col. Plummer with
several Regiments Of infantry, some cavalry
and q field battery, was sent 20 occupy Point
Pleasant. twelve miles below on the Missouri
shore. 1t was "a hazardous undertaking, be-
cause the banks along which 10 was necessary
for the troops % pass were commanded by
the enomy's gunboat, night and day. The
march was finally completed, however, and a
sufficient number OF rifle pits were dug in a
few honrs To accommodate bis little force.
Guns were so planted as 10 present but a
small mark. and when the next morning a
couple Of transports were deserted struggling
up the river withsupplies for the Notifications,
they were astonished by "A storm Of round
shot and rifle bullets that drove them back an
confusion. The blockade Of the Mississippi
was thus effectually established at this point,
and no more boats afterward attempted 10
pass on a mission 20 Island No TO-
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
The EVACUATION OF cORlNTH.


II Is unnecessary 30 dwell upon the details
OF this singularly dilatory movement, or the
manner in which these hundred and odd
thousand troops, all impatient % get at their
adversary, skirmished, r%econnoitered and
marched hither and thither while they slowly
closed around the supposed stronghold For
the purposes u narrative 10 is enough 20
know that after all Of the immense show Of
Notifications. long lines Of intrenchments,
batteries and imposing parades OF artillery,
the Confederate quietly slipped through the
fingers Of Halleck. and little more was left 20
him than a barren victory represented by the
debris Of "a carefully planned and well cone
summated evacuation Beauregard bad
made hi, arrangements 10 this end days De-
fore. The sick aud wounded were sent OF
hy railway, the heavy artillery and valuable
stores were removed with equal deiiberatlon,
and detailed instructions We're issued
regarding tle movement end subsequent
march On the 24th Of May the final
order was issued. which required, among
other precautions. that "Hhenever the rail-
road engines whistle during the night near
the utreuchmeHfs. doe troops m the vicinity
wil cheer repeatedly, as though REINFORCE
bad becu receiged' aud before day
light the last ve,tige of southern troops had
disappeared. with the exception OBJ. a small
rear guard When at s o'clock iu the morn
ing the Federal troops entered the town they
found only the abandoned camp sites. Beau
regard continued bis retreat 10 Iupelo. Miss,
without amy serious conflict and with the los.
0f comparatively few prisoners. The ques
ton has been well asked without satisfactory
reply, Why did not Halleck, by "a rapid
movement. then push forward. establish bis
base on the Mississippi while there was ana OPP
p0rtunity. aud thus save the life and treasure
expended in the capture of Nicksburg a year
laterF Meanwhile other important events
were giving a new shape 10 the campaign.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
CAPTURE OF NEW MADRID.

The siege guns from Cairo arrived ON
March n, and ON the following night two re-
doubts were constructed and the guns placed
in battery within 500 yards Of the main
works Of the enemy in such a manner as TO
command both them and the river for some
distance above. Within thirty-six hours
from the time when these massive pieces Of
ordnance were ia storage in Cairo they were
ready for a baptism by Gre at New Madrid.
In the early morning light Of the 18th the
Confederates, surprised by the sudden APP
pearance Of these works, felt Of their strength
with the pickets, but were still further
amazed by the answering boom Of thirty-two
FOUNDERS hurting shot AMI she'll far within
their lines. Artillery now replied % artil-
lery, the %gunboats participating, and the
c%annonade continued vigorously all day.
Night came without advantage TO either
side, ave that one Of the Federal guns had
been disabled But as it came it was fol-
lowed by one Of these sudden and severe TEN
pests peculiar 20 the southwest, in which all
the passionate violence of nature seems
90 break loose. The rain fell in
torrents, the lightning only served
TO make the darkness more intense,
and the roar Of thunder was inceSSant.
Al early dawn tho Federals reopened lire,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
shouted and sent back an answering salute;

and the admiral, the heroic Admiral Foote,
noblest Of the noble, who never commenced
an enterprise without looking TO God for
guidance, glided away from the throng with
tears Of gratitude TO give thanks to God IN
his closet, where he was daily wont to com
mune with bis maker
On the night Of the 9th the gunboat Pitts
burg followed the example Of the Carondelet
with similar success, and under their protec-
ton, the next day, transports laden with
troops passed through the canal The Con
felerates now thought only Of escape; they
were surrounded and further resistance was
hopeless. On the morning Of the sth Ten.
Mackall, who was in command, sent in a nag
Of truce Offering 20 surrender. Three gem
erals. seven c%ol0uels. seven regiments, several
battaiions Of infantry, FIVE companies Oh
artillery, twenty-four cannon, several thou
sand stand Of small arms, large magazines
stored with munitions Of war, and an I'M
mense number Of tents, horses and wagons
were among the spoils. In addition 70 these
the batteries on shore, armed with seventy
heavy rihed guns, varying in size from 'Z 10
100 FOUNDERS, four Gamer and a floating
battery fell into the hands Of tue Federais'
In this great achievement the latter dld not
lose q man on land or water.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
but Il met with no response, nor were there


any signs OF the foe. A accommodating party
cautiously advancing. clambered over the
Confederate intrenchments; not a soul was
10 be seen. Forts and town-all were de-
serted. Soldiers, citizens. negroes-all we're
gone. No; two men were found soundly
asleep. The evacuation had been 50 silently
conducted that they were not disturbed.
Large stores Of provisions and ammunition
were abandoned. Suppers We're left upon
the tables untouched. The private baggage
of the officers and the knapsacks Of the men
incumbered the tents. Candles were found
burning. The larger guns were spiked, but
so imperfectly in the hurry Of evacuation
that the spikes We're removed IN a few hours.
Thirty-three cannon, several thousand stand
Of arms, magazine, stored with the material
OF war, tents for an army OF lO.O0 men and
a large number " horses, mule. and wagons
fell into the hands Of the victors. This
achievement was gained with a loss by the
Union troops Of but ffty-One killed and
wounded. The Confederate loss is unknown.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
untl I. /. lost to view, while here and there

antfl 70 r. lost 10 view, while here and there
Is a gaping rent that tells Of a death wound
received by one Of the combatants. A thou
sand yards distant the Little Rebel is sinking.
A shot has gone through her machinery anu
torn n deep hole in her side, through which
the water is pouring in a torrent. Coinmo-
dore Montgomery twho had changed his nag
from the Van Dorm 10 the Little Rebel early
in the action because the former contained
10000 pounds Of powder, and was prac-
tically out Of the fight had recklessly run
alongside a Federal %gunboat, hoping to disable
her, but in a few momen finds ms craft
going down. and with the crew he jumps into
the river and swims % the Afhahs'S
shore. Il is a running fight for miles Ing
Thomson lodges on the river bank, ana,
an exploding she'll igniting her magazine,
she is blown iutO fragments. The bragg ana
Sumter. although run ashore, are captured
The Van Dorm. with her valuable cargo Of
stores. taken from Fort Pillow, and a trans
port similarly loaded, alone escape. The
Confederate fleet Is annihilated. The Fed
eral squadron now come to anchor, small
boats begin to ply back and forth; the trans
ports steam up 20 their landings. whistles
blow their hallelujahs; the men cheer. the
stars and stripes wave over forty different
decks, and in am hour or two the two regi-
ments Of an Indiana brigade. under com
mand Of Col. g. y Fitch. take possession of
Memphis. The Confederate loss nm this bat
Tie was estimated 90 DEE 100 killed and
wounded, and about $50 captured. On the
Unlon side, Col Eilet received a wound in
the leg from which he subsequently died, and
three men ON the Car0ndelet were injured.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

had superseded Gen. B~eauregard. and on the
2d Of July, with the army Of the Mississip-
ri, numbering 5000 men, went to Chatta-
uooga. Gems. Van Dorm and Price were left
in command Of the troops then IN north Mis-
sissippi, with Instructions 10 operate against
the Federals in that region, and especially 10
guard against their junction with Buell. in
Middle Tennessee. Each Of these Confederate
leaders commanded a force about 1900
strong Grant army, though scaeered and
diminished by the subtraction before referred
10, had possession Of Corinth, but was Likewise
Obliged 20 hold the railroads from that place
north to Columbus, Ky, which, on account u
tue low water IN the Tennessee, he had made
his base OF supplies.
Matters remained comparatively quiet I'M
Ill about Sept ,, when Gen. Price learned
from Gen. Bragg that Rosecrans was about
to move across the Tennessee and join the
army Of Gen. Buell.. Price Immediately
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

after tha abandonment of Forts Pillow and
Randolph .le latter twelve miles below, on
june g. These events were nece,,ltated by
tho Confederate evacuation of C0rinth, which
took place on the night of May 30 Capt
Davis now proceeded down the river, and on
the night of Ju'e D. anchored within two
miles of Memphis. HIS fleet consisted of five
gunboats-the Benton, Cairo. Caronielet,
Louisyilie and So. Loui,-carrying "a total OF
sixtv-eIght gun, and four rams-the Mon
arch. Lancaster. Switzerland and Queen of
che West. Ihe latter were under the com
mand of Ccl Charles Ellet, Jr, a civil engi
neer Of some note who had built the Wire
suspension bridge across the Schuylkil at
Fairmount. and also that of Niagara river
below the falls. He also took a prominent
part la the construction of the Baltimore and
Ohio and other western railroads. In the
beginning II hostilities Col. Ellet had urged
upon the navy department the importance of
constructing rams, and. after much opposi-
ton, was appointed a colonel Of engineers,
and ordered 10 fepair 20 the Mississippi and
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

showers Of shot aud shell, tue Carondelet
pushed rapidly down the river, and in twenty
minutes. aided by a swift current and a full
head OF steam, she had run the gauntlet OF
batteries. and at o'clock was safely an
chored at New Madrid.
By preconcerted arrangement, il the boat
escaped six heavy guns were 70 be fired 70 an
nounce the fact. and when the terrible
anxiety OF those who had been left behind
was relieved by the majestic echoes that
rolled across the water the scene is described
as one such rs earth seldom witnesses. The
mer embraced each other, sang, danced,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02

Mound City were
both sunk The
~COnfederates Ike
wise suffered the
loss Of their ram
Mallory. which was
down by the
ST. LOuis and
nearly cut in $50,
although mot
much disable last0.
prevent sui queut
further
600 tIe
water were now
unl rfakau until